TIW Question

[iluvhawaii]

We are thinking of getting the TIW for our summer trip to WDW. We will be traveling with a party of 10 and currently have scheduled seven ADRs for the entire party. Question: does the cardholder have to pay the bill? My husband will have the TIW card, but my parents and my sister would like to pay for some of the meals. Can they pay and have it charged directly to their rooms, or would my husband have to pay and then have them pay him back?

 

[jennylyn_b]

No, the cardholder does not have to pay. We have the TIW and went with my parents who do not. They were able to pay for a few of the meals and still use the discount. Also, we were able to split the checks between us two couples and both checks got the discount! We just love this card!

 

[TDC Nala]

The cardholder does not need to actually pay the bill. Technically you are not supposed to be able to split the checks and get the discount on the check that doesn't have the cardholder's meal on it - all discounted meals are supposed to be on the same check - so I wouldn't expect to be able to do that all the time. So someone else could pay the full bill, but if your server is a stickler for rules you might find yourself in a situation where one party has to pay another back.

 

[iluvhawaii]

Thanks for the responses. I don't expect that we'll be splitting the bills--but we may rotate so that each family pays for 2 or 3 meals (instead of me paying for all 7!).

 

[Pakey]

We've had the TIW for years and have never been able to split the bill. It's never mattered who paid or how it was paid (cash, credit card, room key) but it all had to go on one bill.

 

[cbg1027]

Technically, I think the cardholder is supposed to pay. But I've never had a problem using my TIW card and a credit card or KTTW card from another party member.